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1950 – 2022 Annie O’Neill Stein was a retired actress turned journalist turned novelist (who also made a living doing costumes for commercials and photoshoots for a while, then did

Continue...Episode 161 – Eulogy and a First Novel with Annie O’Neill Stein

They say everyone living in California has written a screenplay. Now, that's technically an utter lie, but the truth is many screenplays get written and sit in the back of people's computers or desks because no one knows how to pitch them. What you need to do to find someone who wants to invest in your script and turn it into a movie. It's not easy - but Nate McCoy and Lynn Harrod from Only Human Productions are here to share some tips with you. … Continue...Episode 160 – So how do you pitch that in Hollywood? – with Nate McCoy and Lynn Harrod

Lynn Harrod is an award-winning screenwriter, author, and all-around raconteur. Come listen to him chat about how to move a story between four mediums: short screenplay, short story, feature screenplay, and novel — as he did for his novel The Queen's Angel. … Continue...Episode 159 – Interview with Lynn Harrod

Come with us to hear the beginnings of a media empire. Keegan Patterson discusses turning his experience of dating a prisoner into a blog, a podcast, and a series of novels. If you want to know about prison relationships, he has a lot to tell you. If you want ideas about how to write, he has a lot of good notes about how to tell it in multiple formats. Have a listen, it's not illegal to talk! … Continue...Episode 158 – Interview with Keegan Patterson

Dr. Natalia Molina joins us to talk about her latest book, A Place at the Narayit, a non-fiction historical account about her grandmother’s restaurant opened in Los Angeles in the 1960s. It’s a fascinating history of the region, both from the perspective of laws and statues designed to limit where immigrants could live, and a celebration of life and diversity that grew and flowered into a cultural space in the Echo Park neighborhood. … Continue...Episode 157 – Scenes from a Latinx Restaurant

Stina is a Crawford & Astounding Award finalist, a fierce feminist, and a fantasy and science fiction author. From gender altered reinterpretation of the Seven Samurai tropes to some of the most entertaining short stories, she talks about the importance of representation, snappy dialogue, and a bit of humor to move the plot along. … Continue...Episode 156 – Interview with Stina Leicht

You've heard of people diving into all kinds of projects during Covid. Meet Don Fike, who actually wrote a novel over the last two years. We ask Don how he did it. Also, the most brilliant book club in North San Diego County, if not the world. … Continue...Episode 155 – Interview with Don Fike

Timothy Kimo Brien is a poet, podcaster, and all-around artist. He joins us to talk about the importance of creativity, of writing poetry and stories and how doing art feeds the soul and enhances life in every direction. Enjoy a poem from one of his chap books and check out his work! … Continue...Episode 154 – Interview with Timothy Kimo Brien

In celebration of Dr. Heather Rose Jones' new story release, "The Language of Roses", and of her wonderful sapphic study and blog, we discuss fairy tales as story starts, the Heroine's Journey, some wonderful authors, and the difficulty of writing when one's routines are changed. … Continue...Episode 153 – The Language of Roses

Stephen Wise is a screenwriter and creative services producer for a TV station. He co-wrote a Batman screenplay that got turned into an audio drama, and describes the adventures of dealing with big studios as well as offering screenwriting and characterization tips. His screenplays have won numerous awards or been finalists, semifinalists, quarterfinalists, etc. at film festivals. … Continue...Episode 152 – Wise Screenwriting with Stephen Wise